Portuguese Primeira Liga

FC Porto vs Benfica, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
FC Porto
  • 20': Galeno
  • 44': Galeno
  • 55': Wendell
  • 75': Pepê
  • 90': Danny Namaso
FT
5 - 0
Benfica
  • Red Card 61': Nicolás Otamendi

About

FC Porto are hosting Benfica at Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Di María (Benfica).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Pepê Aquino (FC Porto).
  • 4': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Wendell (FC Porto).
  • 6': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 7': Wendell (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Offside, FC Porto. Pepe is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wendell.
  • 10': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Otávio (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Varela with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Foul by Francisco Conceição (FC Porto).
  • 11': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Nico González (FC Porto).
  • 12': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Nico González (FC Porto).
  • 13': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Galeno (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pepê Aquino with a headed pass.
  • 18': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 18': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Ángel Di María.
  • 20': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Rafa.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Nico González (FC Porto) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
  • 20': Goal! FC Porto 1, Benfica 0. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 22': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 24': Attempt saved. Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 24': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pepe.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Alan Varela (FC Porto).
  • 30': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 31': Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Morato (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 36': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 40': Foul by Galeno (FC Porto).
  • 40': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, FC Porto. Francisco Conceição is caught offside.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Francisco Conceição (FC Porto).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
  • 43': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Goal! FC Porto 2, Benfica 0. Galeno (FC Porto) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evanilson with a headed pass.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Porto 2, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 2, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Álvaro Fernández replaces Morato.
  • 46': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
  • 46': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
  • 47': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 49': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 49': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 51': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Galeno (FC Porto).
  • 52': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Nico González (FC Porto).
  • 53': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Goal! FC Porto 3, Benfica 0. Wendell (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Galeno.
  • 56': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Casper Tengstedt.
  • 57': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 57': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Wendell (FC Porto).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
  • 59': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 61': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Second yellow card to Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Nico González (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Rafa.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alan Varela.
  • 66': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepe.
  • 67': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Wendell (FC Porto).
  • 72': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
  • 73': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
  • 73': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Benfica).
  • 74': Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Goal! FC Porto 4, Benfica 0. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico González.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Galeno (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Varela.
  • 79': Foul by Nico González (FC Porto).
  • 79': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Nico González (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Porto. Iván Jaime replaces Galeno.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Porto. Stephen Eustáquio replaces Nico González.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Porto. Danny Namaso replaces Evanilson.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Porto. Jorge Sánchez replaces João Mário.
  • 84': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 84': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
  • 87': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Francisco Conceição.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Iván Jaime (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Otávio.
  • 90': Goal! FC Porto 5, Benfica 0. Danny Namaso (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, FC Porto 5, Benfica 0.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Porto 5, Benfica 0.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
36.8 Possession 63.2
5 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 9
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
274 Accurate Passes 537
345 Passes 598
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 7
10 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.4
42 Long Balls 38
17 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 20
22 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 6
12 Effective Clearances 6
12 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 49,013

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 17 +34 41
2 FC Porto 17 +29 40
3 Benfica 17 +27 38
4 Braga 17 +11 31
Full Table

Line-Ups

POR FC Porto (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Diogo Costa (GK)
31 Otavio
3 Pepe
18 Wendell
23 João Mário
11 Pepê
16 Nicolas Gonzalez
22 Alan Varela
30 Evanilson
13 Galeno
10 Francisco Conceição
FC Porto Substitutes:
Jorge Sánchez, Gonçalo Borges, Toni Martínez, Fábio Cardoso, Marko Grujic, Danny Namaso, Cláudio Ramos, Iván Jaime, Stephen Eustáquio.

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
4 António Silva
5 Morato Yellow Card
8 Fredrik Aursnes
27 Rafa Silva
20 João Mário
87 João Neves
19 Casper Tengstedt
10 Orkun Kökçü
11 Ángel Di María
Benfica Substitutes:
Tiago Gouveia, Samuel Soares, Marcos Leonardo, Florentino Luís, Tomás Araújo, Álvaro Carreras, Benjamín Rollheiser, David Neres, Arthur Cabral.

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